San Diego Zoo • Май 20, 2011Look around and you’re sure to see one meerkat on guard duty, usually perched on a high point in the exhibit. Meerkats live in a colony, and the adults take turns being the lookout for danger.

San Diego Zoo • Май 20, 2011We received our 1st koalas as a gift from Australia in 1925. These fuzzy marsupials are not bears, and not as cuddly as you think. They're actually independent, feisty, and often grumpy.

San Diego Zoo • Май 20, 2011The Zoo’s adult male giraffe, Silver, is more than 17 feet tall. With such a long neck, it’s surprising that giraffes have the same number of vertebrae that we do—each one is just much bigger!

San Diego Zoo • Май 20, 2011The Reptile House is one of the oldest buildings in the San Diego Zoo. It is home to more than 950 individual reptiles and amphibians, which represent more than 200 different species and subspecies.